2012 National Book Award Winner for Fiction—
—Louise Erdrich will be the guest speaker at the Friends of the Libraries Annual Dinner! Her acclaimed novel, "The Round House," is narrated by a 13-year-old Ojibwe boy who investigates an attack on his mother on a reservation in North Dakota.
Author of 26 books including 14 novels, she has won the National Book Critics Circle Award and has been a previous finalist to both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity—May 8 at McNamara Center.
Ticket information:
z.umn.edu/libtix.
Is there a MOOC in your future?
 Using technology to support learning is nothing new. But harnessing it in a revolutionary new way was announced last week. A pilot test of five MOOCs—massive open online courses—will be available beginning in May 2013 from the University of Minnesota. Courses are free, openly available, and offer no credit.
Several Libraries staff are involved in the development and rollout of the new courses, working with faculty to identify open content and addressing some challenging copyright questions.
Check out the five courses—and also take a look at the broad offerings available from 62 universities across the country.
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One exhibit—thousands of viewers
 Did you catch last spring’s exhibit "Bibliophia: Collecting Black Books" in Elmer L. Andersen Library? Perhaps you got a second opportunity to see it at the Hennepin County Gallery where it was featured during Black History Month. Or maybe you heard an 30-minute-long interview on Cities97 with exhibit co-curators, Cecily Marcus and Davu Seru.
A showcase for the Archie Givens Sr. Collection of African American Literature, the "Bibliophilia" exhibit has generated widespread interest both on campus and across the Twin Cities. Look for an online exhibit of the same name in the coming year!
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Upcoming Events
First Fridays!
April 5, 2013
12 to 1 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Pankake Poetry Reading featuring Ed Bok Lee
April 17, 2013
4 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Exhibit Opening - Art and Science in Latin America During the Enlightenment
April 18, 2013
4 to 6 p.m..
T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library 4th floor
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Current Exhibits
at the Libraries
Tale Spins: Water,
Animals, and Ruins
March 11 to May 31, 2013
Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
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Seeing Symmetry: Math Has Never Been So Beautiful
Through March 8, 2013
Walter Library, Great Hall
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Creating the World for the Stage: 1893-1929
Through March 15, 2013
Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Art and Science in Latin America During the Enlightenment
March 12 to June 28, 2013
T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library Fourth Floor
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